TextChatService does not let you whisper via @Username

[Webmotion]

TextChatService’s default whisper implementation seems to only let you whisper to people via display names. This causes confusion, especially as people can have the same display name as another user and could potentially result in unintended communication. This is also not viable for experiences that don’t wish to utilize the Display Name feature.

Expected behavior

I’d expect to be able to whisper to other players using their unique @Username

[avodey (avocado)]

If they have a display name you can’t type, such as 悪いモデレーション, nobody can use the whisper command on them. You may still be able to click their name to do it.

[wastbo (DanCodes)]

I think this is more of a feature request than a bug report, but the point still stands

[Webmotion]

This functionality was present on the previous version before the update so I would consider missing out a vital feature as a bug

[ur_lucky]

It should always prioritize the Username over DisplayName as mentioned above. Whispering is impossible with characters from foreign languages & special characters (such as acute accents) with an English keyboard.

[hunterk1241 (HunterDaFloofer)]

Not a bug. You have to include the @ at the start when typing a username

I originally thought this was a bug too, but it isn’t. It should be stated somewhere that you can use one or the other. This applies to all commands and not just /whisper or /w

[Webmotion]

@hunterk1241

You have to include the @ at the start when typing a username

Thanks, I was unaware about this. I think most people were probably used to just typing the username and so were expecting consistent behaviour.

[hunterk1241 (HunterDaFloofer)]

I am glad to bring this to your attention. I do wish that Roblox made it more clear that you are able to do this